A testimony of sobriety, Living with liver disease

[@gbone1812]

Anyone else currently binge watching LD’s videos. No tv needed

[@Mmoose712]

I watch every day, but binge watching is good too

[@05BabyReg]

I know! He's the best ❤

[@RWVegan]

They're definitely all worth watching. Notice how much better LD looks in the recent videos compared to the first? Massive improvement. These videos work all the time for me, every time I'm around people drinking or in the supermarket, LD pops into my head and motivates me to stay sober.

[@davidlafond8327]

@@RWVegan Yes, LD looks much healthier now than in his earliest videos! KZbin has pretty much replaced cable tv for me; it's practically all I watch these days, especially LD's videos! 😃

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Hahahaha!!!! Thank you for binge watching gbone!!!! God bless 😊😊😊😊

[@GrannyGamGam]

Your testimony is powerful! Your helping others. God bless you!

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much! God bless ❤❤❤❤

[@ShadesOClarity]

My life has changed immensely. I just was sooooo tired of being sick and tired. Keep up your good work, L.D. The person had enough. They are lucky they didn't have a bad withdrawal.

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

You are right shades, they are lucky. I am so happy to hear that your life has improved so much! Just goes to show how much better things can be! Thank you my friend! God bless ❤❤❤❤

[@Louise-o7b]

I stopped drinking about 6 months ago. It just happened one day and I decided I had enough of being controlled by alcohol in so many ways. Listening to you has been a daily reminder of why I don’t want to drink. You’re doing such a great job on this channel ! ❤🙏

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much Louise, and congratulations on your sobriety!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉 I'm so happy to hear that you like the channel! God bless😊😊😊😊

[@raymondlin8728]

Thanks for your videos. I quit 2 memorial day weekends ago. Not after the weekend. Not after the summer. Now!! Today!! I'm done!! Still enjoying hearing people who are or seeking to be sober. 19 months without a drink ( 3+ drinks a day) and i still need support, positive messages, stories, to keep me going ❤

[@tjs1189]

I officially quit 100% this past Memorial Day. Weird! Rock on.

[@raymondlin8728]

@tjs1189 ikr, for me it was like. What am I doing?? This is no fun anymore. Am I going to drink, talk stupid, every family, holiday, gathering, and my family getting upset with me after? Cant do it anymore. It's stupid

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you Raymond! You are doing amazing my friend! Keep up the great work and congratulations on your sobriety!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 God bless😊😊😊

[@crybabychrononaut]

Your channel is great, man. When I got out of rehab, I looked at tons of KZbin videos. Your channel is the most honest & real. We ❤ ya, man.

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much my friend! Glad to hear that you are out too!!!! How are things going? God bless😊😊😊❤

[@Leo_Leo13]

For me, it was a matter of making it through each situation day by day and building on that history before being sober became my new habit. Thanks again for this!! 🙏

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Absolutely leo leo!!!! Thank you for sharing! God bless ❤❤❤❤

[@Gary_OC]

Thank you L.D, a useful reminder for why I have stayed away from alcohol. I appreciate everything you do for everyone here. God Bless.

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much gary and you are so welcome!!! God bless ❤❤❤❤

[@TheFinishStrongerProject]

I had a stressful day yesterday, hanging with my parents brings up a lot of stuff, I came home and I was so hungry. My drug is food. I was able to get through it in a healthy way BECAUSE I am not drinking. I absolutely know that if I had had a beer or a cocktail I would have ended up binge eating and then, feeling like garbage today. Bonus, in the 40+ days since I decided to abstain my anxiety and depression are so much better. Thanks for this video man. You’ve become a habit lol

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much my friend and good for you for keeping the food where it needed to be! You are absolutely right, the drinks would have led to you eating bad probably, we lose all self control when we drink. Super happy to hear this! Keep up the great work! God bless ❤❤❤❤❤

[@dubbadubdub82]

It stand for I WILL NOT DRINK WITH YOU TODAY

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you!!! God bless😊😊

[@lav7161]

I appreciate your videos, man. I been cutting back on my drinking. Used to black out all the time. Now, I'm getting to the point where I remember everything I did while going out. Baby steps. Thank you for sharing your stories

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you lav! And congratulations on cutting back! Everything counts! God bless 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

[@honestmicky]

This is one of your best videos, thank you. You would make an excellent substance abuse counselor. You look amazing bro. ❤

[@sjla2009]

I thought this! Literally, just yesterday 🎉

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much honestmicky!!!! I really appreciate you saying that! God bless 😊😊😊😊

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

​@@sjla2009❤❤❤

[@jamieburgett4652]

This person is so right. You just get sick and tired of being sick and tired. That was my sober moment. I actually look forward to going to bed now because I know I won't wake up sick. If this happens to you, consider yourself blessed. For some, it doesn't. Good video LD. God bless.

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts jamie!!!! Hope you are having a great week!!! God bless ❤❤❤

[@SharonCecil-l6i]

You're awesome and a much needed voice

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much sharon!!!! God bless ❤❤❤❤

[@SharonCecil-l6i]

@@liverdisease-qb6rk 🙏

[@brandoncrouse7410]

You do a great service LD. Your videos are extremely important. You’re saving lives with your videos. God bless man! Be well. One day at a time ⚡️🙏

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much Brandon! I greatly appreciate your kind words! God bless 😊😊😊

[@LHM-fj7cj]

You are doing such a service. You are making lemonade out of your lemon. I just love it. I do not even know how I happened upon your channel, I think it happened upon me. I am a non drinker, but I have learned so much from you. I also follow Slayer and Bat Country because of you and now I keep all of you guys in prayer. Keep up all of the good and worthy work! ❤️🙏

[@ShadesOClarity]

I am curious. Did you have someone in your life that did have a problem with alcohol?

[@LHM-fj7cj]

@ not really, although my ex husband used to drink a lot of beer. But honestly, it’s understanding how people tick in a way that is very foreign to me, and learning so much about it in the process. It’s harder than just saying, NO! It’s just enlightened me to the complexity and the slippery slope that substances are. I’m very interested in personality types, have studied the enneagram a lot, and I love how all you guys are SO supportive of each other and all the people in the chat. I’ve shared some of the videos w my young adult kids etc. You all give so much hope and at the end of the day, that’s what it’s all about. We all have problems, mine just look different than yours. I follow yr channel also btw. ❤️

[@ShadesOClarity]

@@LHM-fj7cj Thanks for following. Some of my family and friends watch L.D.'s channel for the same reason. My father has watched his channel. He's not an alcoholic but is trying to understand the disease process. I think he needed to hear the "reasoning" behind it from someone other than myself. Also, my mother drinks too much and I think he's worried about her liver.

[@LHM-fj7cj]

@@ShadesOClarity right, a lot of these channels automatically assume that if you are watching, you probably have a problem. I have posted before to clarify, that is a wrong assumption . There is much to be learned here and I appreciate the paying it forward aspect!

[@MiltonSem-v1n]

63 yrs. woman here. I am so proud of all of you, I can say that I have an addictive personality, literally suffered from panic attacks for 5 months 24/7, I do not know how my chest didn't brake, I couldn't talk, because I would hyperventilate. I asked God to please take me with him, everyone told me it was going to get better, I just sighted, didn't believe it, until I learned how to live with not breathing, lol, not funny but I also think that practice makes perfect and if "we" practice not drinking alcohol, it could happen, we'll become experts, pleeeease trust me, the ambulance rescue people knew me by name, ER was my second home for 5 whole months of agony day and night, it was like being in hell, I know how hard not drinking is, but I really pray to God, Jesus and The Holy Spirit to give each one of you the will power, the discipline to quit forever. If we all pray we will succeed in this, cause at the end of the day, we are very sad people a second after we have our last drink, and it gets worst when we wake up the next morning. (like I said before, please do not respond to this) no need, not my account:)❤

[@Jimmypagesgreat]

The story of that gentleman's wife leaving him reminds me of my friends brother he was an everyday beer drinker and his wife gave him the ultimatum you either stop drinking or we are done and he stopped drinking.

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Hey Jimmy! Thank you for sharing, and I'm glad that he quit! I know it changed his life! God bless😊😊

[@yvonneshaub6111]

Hey LD, you hit the nail on the head..theres things we cant change sober or not..its easy to be sober when things are going right..however, you still have to find ways to cope and be sober when things aren't going ok.. also you have to find a different way of living..you can be a miserable sober person, people need to find happiness in sobriety not misery..as always LD, great video God Bless!

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much Yvonne! Great point, very good point. God bless❤❤❤❤

[@cheryldeanley2074]

Hey G! What a great video. Thinking about when I was drunk all the time a little things I didn't care about. For instance shaving my legs. And all you girls out here can relate! Now that I'm sober I buy razors monthly lol I don't do it for a man or a companion I do it for myself to make me feel good! Isn't it crazy the little things that liquor takes away from us. Feeling good with smooth legs LOL love you G! Lol❤❤❤

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Hey jersey girl! Love you too! Another thing that I didn't even think of! You are right, it takes away so much! Glad you have smooth legs now!!! Hahahaha!!! God bless❤❤❤❤

[@mylestesdahl3208]

I watch this on the treadmill everyday and just started a new weight loss program I drank with fatty liver for years and luckily never made it to fibrosis or behind and you are saving my life everyday! I spent three years of how you were at your peak drinking and I got out just in time I’m always a bit worried so I walk daily drink 2 gallons of water a day and get 7-9 hours of sleep a night and I feel 10 years younger. I was 28 with liver enzymes over 500 and haven’t had them checked in years but once I get multiple years sober and loose 50 pounds I’ll have them rechecked maybe sooner to be safe… honestly scared for new imaging and lab results but want to know they are close to normal before I get tested again.

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Wow!!! That's so awesome my friend!!! Good for you! That is so good to hear! You arr doing great, keep up the amazing work my friend! And thanks for watching while you work out! God bless❤❤😊😊

[@lynntalley1524]

This is a great video..organizing and all...I'm clean and good for 72..but the procrastination is a problem.. I have begun to see a great counselor for help. I love your human aspect to it.. only those who know understand. Thank you.

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much lynn and I hope that the counselor can help you!!!! God bless ❤❤❤❤

[@lizroberts6615]

Another great video LD ❤and Prayers for you and your family and everyone on this community dealing with alcohol and drug addiction be it prescribed medications or other addictions 🙏🙏

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much liz! I greatly appreciate you! God bless❤❤❤❤❤

[@Aeoniik]

The last few videos have been amazing bro keep it up really powerful stuff ❤

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much aeoniik!!! I really appreciate you saying that! God bless😊😊😊

[@davidlafond8327]

Any amount of time spent away from alcohol is time well spent, no matter how small! It feels so good to not have daily hangovers anymore because they totally suck!! Believe me, after age 30 your hangovers get a lot worse and take way longer to bounce back from! Also, drinking on an empty stomach is terrible for you, and I used to do that all the time. I did it because I wanted to get intoxicated faster, and because I had zero appetite most days. I couldn't hold anything down and sometimes it was a struggle just to get the alcohol down. The only way I'd even be able to eat is if I had the proper amount of booze in my system. At that point in my life I wasn't having any fun at all, I needed alcohol just to feel like a normal person. I needed it to go to sleep at night, wake myself up in the morning, to eat, to go to work, and to stop myself from going into withdrawal. Nobody needs to live through that misery! Let's finish 2024 strong and sober, everyone!! ❤

[@amandaflaherty7528]

Let's goooooo!!! ❤️🎊🎉😊

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

I 100 percent agree with you David. I was right there too! It still blows my mind when I hear someone else tell my story. I did everything you said here too. So glad that's over now! Thank you for sharing brother and I hope you are having a great day! God bless❤❤❤❤

[@davidlafond8327]

@@liverdisease-qb6rk Same to you, brother! Hope to catch you live before 2024 ends!! ❤️

[@davidlafond8327]

@@amandaflaherty7528 ☺️☺️❤️❤️

[@littlesherm]

I have been sober off and on now with many breaks that last 4+ years. Unfortunately, sober I am not happy. Even seeing a therapist during the sober times. I just can't maintain sobriety. I had 5 years sober, and was just not happy at all. Relapsing was not the answer, but somewhere in between seemed right.... but I still can't figure it out. I am a combat veteran dealing with issues, but I'm trying

[@crybabychrononaut]

It's tough for me, too. I had 5 years almost 100% sober (snuck a scant few)....got divorced, went nuts, lost almost everything - had to move and start over. Binge drank. Did embarrassing shit. Etc etc serious insanity. Got hospitalized. Now I'm at 9 months sober again :) I think I'm really done. Like, I won't survive another bender.

[@lynnemerrell5137]

I think I convinced myself I was “Free” when I was drunk.. I miss the buzz.. sometimes when I get the insane urge to drink.. it shows up in a flicker .. that heart beat , that release and then it is gone…

[@yvonneshaub6111]

You have to find a complete different way to live..you need to find happiness with a different way of living..you have to sit and have a serious talk with yourself and be honest with yourself. Im wishing luck and better happiness!

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Hey littlesherm! Sorry to hear that my friend. I hope that you can find that sweet spot soon. I understand what you are saying, you have been through a lot. It's got to be hard to deal with. Thank you for sharing my friend! God bless ❤❤❤

[@crybabychrononaut]

@@lynnemerrell5137 I know the feeling

[@kyrgyzstanification]

LD that vodka shooter story reminds me of the movie "Africa Queen" where Katherine Hepburn's character dumps out all of Humphrey Bogart's cases of gin. The next scene of the film shoes him clean shaven, shining the brass parts of the boat, smiling, basically EVERYTHING was better because he wasn't drinking. I so identified with that scene. Not only was my life a mess, literally and figuratively , I was scared and sad most of the time. It's been three months sober this time and life is 1000% better. Please LD fans, give sobriety a chance. You'll be glad you did.

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Hey kyrgyz! I have never seen that movie, but sounds about right! It's so very true! Like the last samurai, he cleaned up and basically became a whole different person after they "made" him get sober. Thank you for sharing! And I am so happy for you!!! Congratulations!🎉🎉🎉🎉 God bless😊😊😊

[@kyrgyzstanification]

@@liverdisease-qb6rk Thank you for reminding me to see The Last Samurai. I wanna see the transformation. I really hope you're feeling good and getting better. I find myself hoping during the day that your stents don't become stopped up again. We need you, Dude.

[@deniseblackburn33]

Smiles😊

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you for the smiles denise!!!! God bless❤❤❤❤

[@wizard7mm]

I got back from radiology 27 liters of fluid removed I'm so sick of this

[@GrannyGamGam]

That sounds terrible. I will say a special prayer for you this evening and I hope thing get better for you.

[@Micru866]

@wizard7mm healing ❤️‍🩹 energy and peaceful thoughts.

[@truthseeker6370]

Sending prayers 🙏 for you to kick the Beast! The Beast ravages our life and our soul.

[@ShadesOClarity]

I am sorry, man.

[@littlesherm]

Ya gotta stop friend. You MUST!

[@a.amanning7631]

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[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

❤❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@CMoore8539]

Thumbs Up 👍 and shared out.❤

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much cindy!!! I hope your day has been awesome! God bless❤❤❤

[@Orangestanley64]

It means “ I will not drink with you today”

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

💯 ❤😊

[@truthseeker6370]

For me, drinking didn't help me mask or hide emotions. They still came out. It "Felt" like a coping mechanism to daily deal with stress, anxiety and sadness.

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

This is a great point truthseeker! Thank you for sharing! God bless😊😊

[@truthseeker6370]

I was diagnosed with "Depression" at a young age. I just turned 60. I was first generation SSRI patient. I wasn't depressed. I was ANXIOUS! and situationally sad (which is normal). Nearly 40 years on brain changing SSRI'S- there is no getting off them- Pharmaceutical Pay Day. Just my opinion, but I believe most alcoholics suffer from extreme anxiety.

[@daveysmith266]

i relapsed today . My relationship of 10 yrs collapsed . i think being sober is a hard fight but its scary .how do you prepare for these situations . i guess drink is default mode .

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Hey Davey. I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope that today is a new day for you! Let me know you are doing ok! God bless❤❤❤❤

[@lynnemerrell5137]

You came to the end of your lesson..challenge yourself.. do different things that you cannot predict the outcome…be brave

[@tracybrovan3997]

Hey LD...I have been following you for awhile now. Your videos are an inspiration for people. Keeping you in my prayers....You mentioned that you were popping advil's like candy at one point...How much advils were you using per day ?

[@yvonneshaub6111]

Advil is very hard on the kidneys..over 800 ml a day can start affecting your kidneys..

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you so much tracey! And thank you for the prayers! I was probably taking 12 a day.... a lot! God bless❤❤❤❤

[@daveysmith266]

if you think though. how will you cope when you get tested. its easy to live a life without alcohol , but living is a different thing.

[@joespangler5299]

The initialism means “I will not drink with you today”

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you my friend! God bless😊😊❤

[@bfox420]

I Will Not Drink With You Today

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

💯 😊❤

[@bh1843]

Iwndwyt means I will not drink with you today/tonight… a big term reddit users use to keep each other sober

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you!!!❤❤❤

[@MarcusLambert-gt2ow]

All I know is I had no idea the roll your guts play on your health .. it’s life altering.

[@Kristen10-22]

Yes your “guts” in medicine are known as your 2nd brain. Healthy gut Healthy body

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

You are absolutely right my friend! And mine are wrecked too. Totally wrecked. I'm sorry. God bless❤❤❤❤

[@dfuk66]

Never drinking again...not worth it

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

💯 ❤😊

[@k2002]

IWNDWYT = I will not drink with you today

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Thank you!!!! God bless😊😊

[@carolinecasado1807]

What is the name of this channel? How can I share it with my sister if you don't come up under Liver Disease on KZbin? Thanks

[@sjla2009]

Press "share", the little swerved arrow under the screen. It'll send a link to her phone or email or whatever...

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

You can do what the person said below, or just type in liver disease channel and it will come up. Thank you for sharing!!!! God bless ❤❤❤

[@DebraReule]

❤👍👏🙏🫂

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Mmoose712]

LD, can you check in on atm? He hasn't posted in awhile.

[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

Will do! Thank you mmoose. ❤

[@blobnetworks]

@4:36 timestamp. Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

[@michaelglenn8598]

There is a middle ground between a half gallon of vodka and day, and complete sobriety. Just have to learn self control. And with age most people gain that

[@Maniokini]

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[@liverdisease-qb6rk]

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